MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
e-learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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